LETTERS TO LEONTINE ZANTA
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
To this remarkable Frenchwoman, Teilhard reveals more of himself and his vision than to any other person.
Leontine Zanta was a brilliant, delightful, and famous Parisian. The first Frenchwoman to become a doctor of philosophy, she was the center of a lively group of writers and thinkers, and a teacher and lecturer of international renown. She was also a friend of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and throughout their correspondence, each encouraged, sustained, and tested out the thoughts of the other.
Teilhard's letters, almost all written from China, disclose a profound mutual respect and shed new light on his spiritual crisis with the Jesuits. His disagreement with his superiors, the intensity of his suffering, and the gradual working through to a deeper vision, all are exposed here in a highly personal and interesting account.
Zanta kept Teilhard in touch with the intellectual and spiritual world of Paris. To her he could open his heart and his mind, sharing the development of his thought during his most fruitful years, describing his daily life, sure of finding sympathy and understanding on the deepest level. With wisdom and delicacy he gives his friend spiritual direction, revealing in the process the richness of his own inner life.
"In these letters Teilhard expresses himself freely: he was writing in confidence; there is an uncomplicated spontaneity, immense honesty."
Les Etudes
"They give a clear impression of the man, his vision and his mission."
Times (London) Literary Supplement
Introductory essays by Henri de Lubac and by Robert Garric.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is world-famous as a philosopher, scientist, and prophet.
The rest of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's books:
1. On Love and Happiness - http://www.archive.org/details/onlovehappiness000499mbp
2. Man's Place in Nature - http://www.archive.org/details/MansPlaceInNature
3. Letters from a Traveler - http://www.archive.org/details/LettersFromATraveller
4. Hymn of the Universe - http://www.archive.org/details/HymnOfTheUniverse
5. Heart of Matter - http://www.archive.org/details/HeartOfMatter
6. Human Energy - http://www.archive.org/details/HumanEnergy
7. Writings in Time of War - http://www.archive.org/details/WritingsInTimeOfWar
8. Letters to Two Friends - http://www.archive.org/details/LettersToTwoFriends
9. Vision of the Past - http://www.archive.org/details/VisionOfThePast
10. The Divine Milieu - http://www.archive.org/details/TheDivineMilieu
11. The Appearance of Man - http://www.archive.org/details/TheAppearanceOfMan
12. The Making of a Mind - http://www.archive.org/details/TheMakingOfAMind
13. Letters to Leontine Zanta - http://www.archive.org/details/LettersToLeontineZanta
14. Toward the Future - http://www.archive.org/details/TowardTheFuture
15. The Future of Man - http://www.archive.org/details/TheFutureOfMan
16. Science and Christ - http://www.archive.org/details/ScienceAndChrist
17. The Phenomenon of Man - http://archive.org/details/ThePhenomenonOfMan
18. Let Me Explain - http://www.archive.org/details/LetMeExplain
19. Christianity and Evolution - http://www.archive.org/details/ChristianityAndEvolution
20. The Letters of Teilhard de Chardin and Lucille Swan - http://www.archive.org/details/TheLettersOfTeilhardDeChardinAndLucilleSwan
21. Activation of Energy - http://www.archive.org/details/ActivationOfEnergy
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